The region also reported at least 200,000 daily covert 19 infections for the first time on Thursday.

Many South and European countries this week reported the highest number of cases in a single day.

Europe now accounts for nearly 19% off global deaths.

The United Kingdom, Italy, France, Russia, Belgium and Spain account for nearly two thirds of the registered deaths, with the U.

K leading Europe's death toll mean.

While Asia surpassed 10 million novel coronavirus infections on Saturday, behind only Latin America, Asia now accounts for about a quarter off the global caseload.

India is the worst affected in the region, with nearly 7.8 million infections.

The global coronavirus tally stands at about 42.1 million cases.

But experts say the true numbers of cases and deaths are likely much higher, given deficiencies in testing and potential under reporting in many countries.